失误GLITCHES在与人脉打交道时,角色和人脉都有可能在检定中出现失误。当这种事情发生时,视人脉在为角色所做的事情而定,GM可以决定一些可能发生的事情。例如正在从事情报搜集工作的人脉可能获得了一些虚假信息,从而把PC引上错误的路线。如果是在寻求暗中交易,那么买来的东西可能是二手货,或者有些不幸的瑕疵。另外,检定失误还可能意味着某个第三方势力获悉了PC正在着手的事情。GM决定狂奔者们是否能得知情报泄露以及何时得知,也能决定他们是否有能力补救,或者能否在费尽周折之后才意识到这一切。
当然,检定大失败意味着事情完全搞砸了。人脉可能提供了与真实情况背道而驰的信息。供应链的某一环决定敲PC一笔钱。某个涉及到的NPC因为说出口的某个言论而感到受了冒犯。比这还要糟糕的话,就是PC们的行动传到了最不想被知道的那个人耳中。角色可能会发现他/她的一生宿敌,或者是一个敬业的执法人员对他们穷追不舍,而这种追求明显不会是什么甜蜜的事情。
朋友间的人情FAVOR FOR A FRIEND人脉为你服务——但不是无偿的。别忘了,万物皆有价。他们也会希望得到等价的报偿。一般来说,让他们提供信息或者专业技能供你使用的花费在(关系等级×100)新円左右;而你从他们那里获得货物和服务的代价则不超过(关系等级×1000)新円。如果你一直待他们很好的话,他们可能还会免去最多(忠诚等级×10%)的收费。这种报偿不一定必须是直接的经济援助——你可以带他们出去吃豪华正餐,或者买来一个崭新的通讯链送给他们,也能在他们喜欢的慈善组织里花点时间做义工,甚至粉刷房子以及其他一切他们想要的——但没什么人会反感送到眼前的钞票。
当然,你也可以一直欠着人情不还。不过这通常意味着有时你不得不为人脉做点事情。偶尔,欠朋友的一个人情会变成一次完完全全的工作,而且这份工作远非向钱看的典型暗影狂奔行动。这可以给GM带来灵感,创作出情节转折、新的冲突,以及长篇战役里新的剧本。
这样的偿还人情的方式给了你自主选择工作的机会,而不是苦等着来自邻居家那个好心的中间人的呼叫。这也让你可以安心地追求个人利益、直面敌手,而不必害怕被某个卑鄙的Mr. Johnson背后捅刀——虽然随着工作的进展,这种事经常发生(说到底,你又能在第六纪元里信任谁呢?)。
随着游戏的发展,人脉将变得越来越重要。这种情况下,他们也更加倾向于要求你偿还之前他们提供给你的人情恩惠。可想而知,人脉的用处越大,他们要求的人情恩惠就越过分。这难道不是普遍真理吗,朋友?
范例人脉SAMPLE CONTACTS各式各样的人都能作为角色的人脉,但有那么几种比其他的要常见得多。以下列出了能接触到各种水准的暗影狂奔者的人脉们。每个人脉都有自己的简介,也列出了他们的用途、典型的会面场所、类似的人脉和游戏内的数据。由于人脉的装备各式各样,他们的防具等级并未包含在属性栏里。
酒保BARTENDER体质 敏捷 反应 力量 意志 逻辑 直觉 魅力 极限 精华
3 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 6
主动性 6+1D6
C M 10
上限 物理4,精神5,社交6
技能 礼仪(街头)6(+2),威吓5,长管枪械(霰弹枪)4(+2),
交涉5,手枪4,徒手格斗4
知识技能 酒类知识6,媒体明星5,运动知识6,街头流言6,琐事知识6
用途:情报、额外人脉、私人会面用的密室
会面场所:任意酒吧/夜总会
类似人脉:酒吧/夜总会老板,保镖,女服务员,脱衣舞娘
酒保为每个顾客提供饮料,也给需要的人提供咨询服务,为哭泣的人提供依靠的肩膀。他们的视线无处不及。这已经有足够的理由让你结识他们,并让他们手里的小费再厚上一沓了。
酒保几乎认识天底下每一个人。所以从他们那里你可以听说到哪个家伙已经许久不见踪影,谁家的孩子离家出走,何人的妻子红杏出墙——以及一切你可能会感兴趣的事情。他们甚至还能让你联系到当地的流言制造厂。甚至,他们还可能从客人醉酒的低语里听到一些宝贵的消息。他们能把菜鸟引荐给出售各种货物和服务的供应者。这些都只取决于你,当然——有时是一些现金,有时邀请他们去家里做客,能够让这种友善关系继续保持下去。
同时,他们也因谨慎而闻名。没有合适的理由,他们不会向任何人泄露机密。像我们之前说的,你总得出个价…但总的来说,让他们(有时还有他们的其他顾客)高兴总会是一件值得的事情。
劇透 - :
Uses: Information, additional contacts, back rooms
for private meets
Places to Meet: Any bar/nightclub
Similar Contacts: Bar/nightclub owner, bouncer, waitress, stripper
Bartenders serve drinks. They also serve as counselor and crying shoulder to nearly everyone who comes into their joint. They see and hear just about everything, which is why it’s so very important to make his acquaintance and make his tip jar a little heavier.
Bartenders know everyone, so they’ll be able to let you know who hasn’t been in for a while, whose kid has run away from home this time, whose wife is screwing some other guy—just about anything you might need to know. He can also connect you to the local rumor mill, and he might have something juicy that one of his clients let slip in a haze of gin and tonic. He can guide newbies to suppliers of a variety of goods and services. It’ll all cost you, of course—sometimes straight-up cred, sometimes a round for the house to keep the good will flowing. He’s known for his discretion, however. He won’t just spill to anyone without a really good reason. Like we said, it’ll cost you … but it’s usually worth it to keep him (and sometimes his other customers) happy.
片警BEAT COP体质 敏捷 反应 力量 意志 逻辑 直觉 魅力 极限 精华
4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 6
主动性 8+1D6
C M 10
上限 物理5,精神5,社交5
技能 自动枪械4,棍棒5,礼仪(街头)6(+2),威吓5,领导力4,
侦察6,手枪6,奔跑4,徒手格斗5
知识技能 犯罪组织7,违禁物品6,执法知识6,当地帮派6,警察程序8,街头流言6
用途:情报、额外人脉、装备
会面场所:管辖片区、咖啡厅
类似人脉:侦探、密探、便衣警察、保安
不知已经有多少年,他们在自己所管辖的街区走过,见证着冰冷的马路上发生的一切。新参者与老面孔,BTL窝点和帮派势力——他们几乎无所不知。而且就算现在有什么消息他们不知道,很快也会被他们纳入掌握。他们的密探关系网会确保每一条消息都送到手中。如果你对他们殷勤点的话,他们也不是不可能与你分享。
有些片警迈着双腿在街上巡逻,其他的开车,或者骑摩托。在NAN(译注:Native America Nation,美利坚本土国)的某些城市里,甚至还有片警喜欢骑马巡逻。他们之中的某些人刚正不阿,而另一些人则是十足的混蛋,出价足够的话连他老妈都能卖掉。如果你想与片警打交道,记住关键是弄清什么能让他们动心。找出他们想要的,然后帮他们拿到;他们就会用足够值钱的信息回报给你,或者在你想要的时候安排与其他人的会面。
劇透 - :
Uses: Information, additional contacts, gear
Places to Meet: The streets of his beat, coffee shops
Similar Contacts: Detective, snitch, undercover cop, rent-a-cop
They’ve walked the cold streets of their beat for more years than they care to remember, and they’ve seen everything that happens there. Newcomers and old-timers, BTL dens and gang turf—he’s got the skinny on all of it, and what he doesn’t know now, he will soon enough. His network of snitches will make sure of that. If you’re good to him, he might even share. Some beat cops patrol on foot, some in cars or on motorcycles. Some of them, especially in some towns in the NAN, even patrol on horseback. Some are straight shooters, and some of them would sell their own mothers if the price was right. The key to working with the beat cop is to know what makes him tick. Find out what he wants and help him get it. He’ll repay you with a wealth of information, or arrange meetings with people when you need it.
中间人FIXER体质 敏捷 反应 力量 意志 逻辑 直觉 魅力 极限 精华
3 3 3 3 4 3 5 5 3 6
主动性 8+1D6
C M 10
上限 物理4,精神5,社交7
技能 计算机7.数据搜索8,礼仪(街道)8(+2),交涉9,侦察6,手枪5
知识技能 企业流言8,赃物交易7,装备价值9,狂奔者小队8
用途:工作和借贷、装备、额外人脉
会面场所:当地的酒吧/俱乐部,咖啡馆,位于监控盲区的街角
类似人脉:赃物贩子、高利贷者、约翰逊先生
如果你几乎不认识什么人的话,那就去结交一个中间人。因为他们是暗影宇宙的中心枢纽,而且他们认识一切你可能想要结识的人。找到一个中间人,然后讨他喜欢,你就有机会成为暗影世界里的成功人士。他能搞到一切你想要的…只要开个价。毕竟,阴影中的一切都明码标价。
人脉的能力就体现在他们的人脉上,而这正是他们费心经营之处。他们是招聘机构、采购部门和赃物贩子的合体。日复一日,他们凭借自己的人脉关系,为了不同的组织团体间的交易顺利而竭力牵头斡旋,从而维持自己的一份生计。某个狂奔者拿到了急需转手的麻烦东西?中间人就是他想找的那个人。约翰逊先生想找一支小队来从竞争对手那里挖走某个人?中间人会帮他安排会面。某个队伍需要一名专家来完成一次棘手的行动?正如你所想的,中间人知道该联系谁。
然而,这种服务并不便宜。中间人会从每次业务中抽成,而且中间人的能力越强,抽成比例越大。一旦你找到了一个出色的人脉,对他好一些。如果他觉得你还不错的话,可能会给你打折,甚至还能得到新的工作,而不至于需要搬到另一个城市重新开始。
劇透 - :
Uses: Jobs and cred, information, gear, additional contacts
Places to Meet: Local bars or clubs, coffee shops, street corners where surveillance is next to impossible
Similar Contacts: Fence, loan shark, Mr. Johnson
If you know nobody else, make the acquaintance of a fixer. They are the center of the shadowrunning universe, and they know everyone you might need to know. Find one, get on his good side, and you’ll have a shot at prospering in the shadows. He can get you anything you need
… for a price. After all, nothing’s free in the shadows. Fixers are only as good as their connections, which they go to great lengths to cultivate. They’re a one-man combination of employment agency, procurement firm, and fence. They make their living on whom and what they know, and by how well they can make deals between interested parties looking to buy or sell goods and services. A shadowrunner has something hot that he needs to unload pronto? The fixer’s the man he needs to see. Mr. Johnson needs a team to extract someone from a competitor’s compound? The fixer’s the man who sets up the meeting. A team needs a specialist to pull off a tricky run? You guessed it; the fixer knows who to call.
These kinds of services don’t come cheap, however. A fixer takes a percentage from every transaction, and the better he is, the bigger that cut is going to be. Once you’ve found a quality fixer, stay on his good side. You might get a discount if he likes you, and even better, you might get another job without having to relocate to another city and start all over again.
黑手党顾问MAFIA CONSIGLIERI体质 敏捷 反应 力量 意志 逻辑 直觉 魅力 极限 精华
3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 3 6
主动性 7+1D6
C M 10
上限 物理4,精神6,社交7
技能 计算机5,礼仪(帮派)7(+2),指导6,领导力7,交涉6,侦察6,手枪3
知识技能 商业知识6,法律知识7,地方政治6,帮派政治9,警察程序5,心理学7
用途:情报、额外人脉
会面场所:餐厅、赌场、酒吧
类似人脉:极道若头
(译注:日本黑道中仅次于组长的领袖),三合会香主
在暗影生活中的某些时候,一个人会发现自己不得不向当地黑手党的唐
(译注:don,黑手党老板)求助。当然,他可不能随随便便就走进唐的办公室,至少不能完好无损地走进去。为了见到王座之上的人,你必须与王座背后的权力者谈判,那就是唐的顾问。顾问不属于家族成员,但作为最受唐信任的建议者,他可以接触到家族的一切秘密。他从这份信任中得到的是关于家族产业的情报和远景、家族的长远计划,以及家族的思考模式。
顾问也不是傻瓜。家族一旦得知他们的秘密遭到泄露,顾问的性命就变得一文不值,所以他可不会轻易放弃家族的信任。如果想得到消息,你必须提供给他一些对家族有价值的东西才行。帮助他解决家族无法涉足的问题,或者拿出一份家族对手的值钱资料(paydata),然后顾问就会乐于用适当的方式回报你。不过如果背叛了他,他也会乐于用合适的方法报答你。
典型的顾问在家族产业之外做着一份传统的工作。或许不出你的意料的是,他们之中的大部分都是律师。
劇透 - :
Uses: Information, additional contacts
Places to Meet: Restaurants, casinos, bars
Similar Contacts: Yakuza wakagashira, Triad Incense Master
There are occasions in the shadows when one must ask a favor of the local Mafia don. Of course, one does not simply walk into the don’s office, at least not intact. To see the man on the throne, you speak to the power behind the throne, the don’s consiglieri, or counselor. He is not actually a member of the family, but he has access to their secrets by dint of being the don’s most trusted advisor.This confidence gives him information and insight on the family’s business, their plans, and their mindset.
He’s also not a fool. These confidences aren’t given up lightly, since his life would be worthless if the family got wind of their secrets being told out of school. You’ll have to offer him something of value to the family to get that information. Help him deal with a problem that the family shouldn’t touch on its own, or paydata on its enemies, and he’ll be happy to reward you appropriately.Betray his trust, and he’ll likewise be happy to rewardyou appropriately.
The consiglieri typically holds a traditional job outside the family business. Many of them are, perhaps not surprisingly, lawyers.
机械师MECHANIC体质 敏捷 反应 力量 意志 逻辑 直觉 魅力 极限 精华
4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 6
主动性 7+1D6
C M 10
上限 物理5,精神5,社交5
技能 航空机械6,汽修8,计算机4,炮术3,硬件6,工业技工4,陆用驾驶6
知识技能 汽车销赃点8,暴力摩托7,载具知识8
(译注:暴力摩托即Combat Biking,SR中一种骑在摩托上玩的马球,p.41)用途:设备修理、旧轮胎及其他载具
会面场所:当地汽修厂、加油站、汽车销赃点、废弃的车展中心、航空器格纳库
类似人脉:技师
有时,能把暗影狂奔者从一场灾难救出来的,只是一辆拼命乱窜的载具。为了让你的载具成为这样的好帮手,你最好认识一个机械师。一个手艺高超的机械师能修好坏的部分,还能提升原本没有的性能。只要给他足够的时间和钞票,即使是废品站的破烂也能变成耐用的载具。当然,他们展现出的手艺越是令人惊叹,你就需要掏越多的钱。一般来说,“没希望了”可以简单地理解成“超级贵”。
机械师同时还兼有汽车商的身份,至少也是某个汽车商的中介。如果你需要迅速得到一组便宜的轮胎、一台新的无人机,或者是那台你垂涎已久的新摩托机车,他会知道能为你搞来这些的那个人的消息的。
劇透 - :
Uses: Repair services, used wheels, and other vehicles
Places to Meet: Local garage, gas station, automobile chop shop, used car lot, aircraft hangar
Similar Contacts: Tech wizard
Sometimes, the only thing between a shadowruuner and disaster is a vehicle that moves like a scalded cat. To keep your vehicles in that category, it’s good to know a mechanic. A good mechanic can fix what’s broken and improve what’s not. Given sufficient time and cash, he can make the worst junkyard refugee into a serviceable vehicle. The more miraculous the work, of course, the more it’s going to cost you. As often as not, “hopeless case” can simply be read as “very expensive.”
He also doubles as a car salesman, or at least an agent for one. If you need a quick, cheap set of wheels, a new drone, or that sweet new motorcycle you’ve been lusting over, he knows someone who can get it for you.
约翰逊先生MR. JOHNSON体质 敏捷 反应 力量 意志 逻辑 直觉 魅力 极限 精华
3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 3 6
主动性 8+1D6
C M 10
上限 物理4,精神6,社交7
技能 计算机6,礼仪(企业)7(+2),威吓4,交涉8,侦察5,手枪5
知识技能 企业金融5,企业流言8,心理学5,精尖科技6
用途:暗影行动、工作相关情报、额外人脉
会面场所:任何他希望的场所
类似人脉:公司职员、中间人、政府特工
虽然官方意义上并不存在这样一个人,但约翰逊先生确实在四处活动着。谢天谢地,因为如果他不在的话,所有的暗影狂奔者就都要失业了。他是开始一切之人。他是代替企业或政府而弄脏自己双手之人。他令它们的可舍弃的部分变得确实可以舍弃。
约翰逊先生召开会议,招募天才,然后为结果付钱。他会将为了完成他给你的任务而必须获知的信息告知你,至少也会告诉你他认为你会需要的信息。他也能帮你搞来某些完成任务可能必须的物品。
他的关系网错综复杂,他的经历漫长难溯。虽然他有着背叛者的恶名,但其中的一大部分都是都市传说。如果你善待他,他一般也会给予回报。然而,得罪他的话,你可能会在今后的某时某地发现自己成了他某次暗影行动的目标。
劇透 - :
Uses: Shadowruns, job-related information, additional contacts
Places to Meet: Just about anywhere he wants Similar Contacts: Company man, fixer, government agent
For someone who doesn’t officially exist, Mr. Johnson sure gets around. And that’s just as well, since without him, all shadowrunners would be out of a job. He’s the man between the shadows and the corps, and he’s the one who gets the whole thing started. He’s the one who gets his hands dirty so the corps and the governments don’t have to. He helps put the “deniable” into deniable assets.
Mr. Johnson runs the meeting, hires the talent, and pays for results. He gives you the information you need to do the job he’s hiring you for, or at least the information he believes you’re going to need. He can also get you some of the specialty items you might need to
complete the job. He has deep connections and a long memory. While he has a reputation for double-crossing his assets, a lot of that is urban legend. Treat him well, and he’ll generally return the favor. Screw him, though, and you might find yourself the target of one of his shadowruns somewhere down the line.
街头医师STREET DOC
体质 敏捷 反应 力量 意志 逻辑 直觉 魅力 极限 精华
3 5 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 6
主动性 7+1D6
C M 10
上限 物理4,精神6,社交5
技能 赛博科技7,急救6,医学8,交涉4,侦察6
知识技能 生物学7,医学发展5,器官贩子4,心理学4,走私者3
用途:医疗看护、情报、额外人脉、装备(药物)
会面场所:当地诊所、医院(译注:body shop原意是汽车车身修理厂或风俗业场所,但译者认为均不符合医生,故意译为部件商店)
类似人脉:紧急医疗救护技术员(EMT),救护车司机,街头法师/萨满
对于狂奔者来说,传统的医学治疗往往不是一个便利的选择。毕竟,那样要做的纸面工作太多了。这种时候,是否认识一个街头医师的问题决定了你是会活下去,还是会变成食尸鬼的口粮。
街头医师在地方诊所或部件商店以外的地方干活,而且从不多问问题。他们的收费相对合理。但要知道,他们可能并没有一个实际意义上的医学学位。一般来说,街头医师都是些医学院辍学生、护士,或者前军医。但在暗影社会里,请求帮助的一方是没有资格挑剔的。而且如果你正在飙血,而合法的医疗照顾根本不可能的时候,能做的选择就很明显了。
街头医师不仅会把你的身体重新拼起来,他们其中的很多人还能改造你。许多街头医师把安装赛博义肢作为收入来源之一。这些义肢经常是二手货,从那些丧命的倒霉狂奔者处回收而来;但从价格的角度看,确实是值当的买卖。
务必让你的街头医师开心点。他会跟你做更好的交易,你也会被照顾得更好。而且他也就不太可能在手术台上干掉你,然后把你的碎块卖给器官贩子和其他狂奔者了。
劇透 - :
Uses: Medical care, information, additional contacts,
gear (drugs)
Places to Meet: Local clinic, body shop
Similar Contacts: EMT, ambulance driver, street mage/shaman
Traditional medical treatment, for a shadowrunner, is not always a convenient choice. There’s a great deal of paperwork, after all. It’s times like this when knowing a street doc can be the difference between breathing for another day and becoming ghoul chow.
Street docs operate out of local clinics and body-mod shops, and they don’t ask a lot of questions. They have comparatively reasonable rates. They might not have an actual medical degree. Street docs are, often as not, med-school dropouts, nurses, or former combat medics. Beggars can’t be choosers in the shadows, though, and if you’re bleeding profusely and legitimate medical care is out of the question, your choice is pretty clear.
Not only will they put you back together, but many street docs will also rebuild you. Many of them have cyberware installation as one of their income streams. It’s often used ware, salvaged from runners who didn’t make it, but it’s usually a pretty good deal in terms of price.
Keep your street doc happy. He’ll cut you a better deal, you’ll get treated better, and he’ll be a lot less likely to kill you on the table and sell your parts to organleggers and other shadowrunners.
奇物贩子TALISMONGER体质 敏捷 反应 力量 意志 逻辑 直觉 魅力 极限 精华
3 3 3 3 5 4 5 4 3 6
主动性 8+1D6
C M 11
上限 物理4,精神6,社交7
技能 奥秘学5,手艺5,灵视6,炼术技能组6,礼仪(魔法)5(+2),交涉6,侦察3
知识技能 魔法背景5,魔法货物5,金属加工6,木制品加工6
用途:魔法物品、魔法相关情报、额外人脉
会面场所:奇物商店、神秘学文库、咖啡馆
类似人脉:中间人、街头法师/萨满、工薪法师
觉醒者很少见,但他们也像其他消费者一样,只是他们有自己独特的需求:魔力法器、偶像、仪式用具和材料等。幸好,有人专门等着满足他们的需求。
奇物贩子几乎见过区域内每个有任何种类的魔法天赋的人,因为他们迟早得拜访他的店面。这让奇物贩子们获得了一种不仅仅是魔法装备的资源。凭此他可以获知当地的觉醒者圈子里正在发生的大事。这也意味着如果需要一个不错的街头法师的服务的话,你也应该去拜访这些奇物贩子们。
许多奇物贩子同时也是炼术师,这使得他们可以为狂奔者提供订制的魔法装备。当你想知道上次在香港的工作里得到的护身符是真货还是批量生产的废品的时候,他们也能帮上大忙。
最后,还有一句建议:别惹他们。奇物贩子是伟大的盟友,但如果你惹火了他们,下次可能就会发现上回买的东西正巧在最需要的时候失灵了。
劇透 - :
Uses: Magical items, magic-related information, additional contacts
Places to Meet: Talismonger’s shop, occult library, coffee shop
Similar Contacts: Fixer, street mage/shaman, corporate wagemage
The Awakened are exceedingly rare, but they’re still like other consumers. They have their special needs: magical foci, fetishes, ritual supplies and components. Fortunately, there are people out there equipped to meet those needs.
Talismongers see just about everyone in the area with any sort of magical talent pass through their shops sooner or later. This makes them a great source of not just magical equipment, but vital information about what’s going on in the local Awakened community. It also means they’re the ones to go to if you need the services of a good street mage.
Many talismongers are also enchanters, enabling them to provide shadowrunners with custom magical gear. They can also be good to have around when you need to know if that talisman you lifted on your last job is real or a mass-produced geegaw from a sweatshop in
Hong Kong.
One word of advice, though: Don’t piss them off. They’re great people to have on your side, but you make them mad and you might just find your last purchase has run out of mojo right when you really need it.